A Retrospective Study of 1076 Cases of Shoulder Dislocation at a Single Center in Türkiye to Evaluate the Role of Post-Reduction Radiography in the Detection of Clinically Significant Fractures.

BACKGROUND The role of post-reduction radiography in patients with shoulder dislocation remains controversial. Therefore, this retrospective study of 1076 cases of shoulder dislocation at a single center in Türkiye aimed to evaluate the role of post-reduction radiography in the detection of clinically significant fractures. MATERIAL AND METHODS Patients with radiographically confirmed anterior shoulder dislocation were included in the study, and their demographic data, mechanism of injury, pre- and post-reduction radiograph readings, reduction method, and patient outcome were recorded.

A Retrospctive Study of 377 Patients Admitted as an Emergency with Crush Syndrome After the Türkiye-Syria Earthquakes.

BACKGROUND Crush injury can result in crush syndrome (CS) when the pressure is released from the limb, resulting in ischemia-reperfusion injury and rhabdomyolysis. This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the demographics, clinical findings, management, and outcomes of 377 patients admitted as an emergency with a diagnosis of crush syndrome between February 6 and 16, 2023, following the Türkiye-Syria earthquakes. MATERIAL AND METHODS This observational study retrospectively analyzed CS patients admitted to the emergency service from February 6 to 16, 2023.

Medical Events Encountered at a Major International Airport and Health Services Provided.

Travel by airline starts and ends at airports. Thousands of people consisting of passengers, relatives of passengers, and employees gather at airports every day. In this study, medical events (MEs) encountered at Istanbul Atatürk Airport (IAA) and health services provided were analyzed.

The role of pleural fluid thiol/disulphide homoeostasis in the differentiation between transudative and exudative pleural effusions.

Objective: In the present study, we aimed to differentiate between transudative and exudative pleural effusions using thiol sulphide homoeostasis, an oxidative stress marker.

Design: This was a prospective study.

Setting: Emergency Department of Ankara City Hospital, between 1 January 2020 and 15 May 2020.

How has Covid-19 pandemic affected crowded emergency services?

Objective: We aimed to investigate the demographic shifts in emergency service admissions, possible measures and room for improvement in emergency services during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Methodology: Our study retrospectively analysed the demographic features and clinical admission types of patients admitted to Batman District State Hospital Emergency Service at two different time periods, one between 28 March 2019 and 28 April 2019 (prior to the Covid-19 pandemic) and the other between 28 March 2020 and 28 April 2020 (during the Covid-19 pandemic). The results were compared between the two periods designated as the pandemic period and the pre-pandemic period.

COVID-19: How do emergency departments fare after normalisation steps?

Objective: Restrictions imposed for the COVID-19 pandemic and the people's fear of getting infected have caused a significant drop in the number of emergency service admissions. Herein, we aimed to investigate the reflections of our otherwise crowded emergency services' quietness in the period of normalisation.

Methodology: Our study retrospectively investigated three groups of patients: the patients who were admitted to the emergency service in the 'Period of Restrictions' when the restrictions were imposed to limit the spread of the COVID-19 infection; the patients who were admitted to the emergency service in the 'Period of Normalisation' when normalisation attempts were made and the restrictions were lifted; and the patients who were admitted to the emergency service in the 'Period of Pre-pandemic Normal' exactly 1 year before the normalisation period, which would reflect the normal functioning of the emergency service at that time.

Retrospective analysis of asymptomatic COVID-19 patients presenting to emergency department.

Objective: In this study, we aimed to investigate the clinical and demographic characteristics of asymptomatic COVID-19 cases incidentally diagnosed at the emergency department.

Methodology: This study retrospectively analysed the medical data of patients who presented to the emergency department, between March 1 and May 1, 2020, without COVID-19 symptoms such as fever, cough, myalgia on admission but were incidentally detected to have thoracic computerised tomography (CT) findings suggestive of COVID-19. The patients' sociodemographic and epidemiological characteristics, laboratory test results, clinical and radiological findings, treatment protocols and prognoses were recorded.